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Musician in New Orleans, Louisiana In my spare time, I’m socially awkward, introverted, reclusive, and online. “No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.” - Lily TomlinTumblr (3.0; @joeljambon)http://www.joeljambon.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ta0qEeYw1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Balcony at Royal and Pirates Alley (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/24033887123http://www.joeljambon.com/post/24033887123Tue, 29 May 2012 20:12:26 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/feel-the-news-may-25-2012/">Feel The News, May 25, 2012</a>: <p>Facts the Republicans don’t like to hear:</p> <p>Spending, taxes and the deficit are all lower today than when Obama took office.</p> <p>90% of entitlement programs money actually goes to sick, elderly, or working households.  Not freeloaders.</p> <p>The main drivers of recent deficits are Bush administration policies.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23739340739http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23739340739Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4jnbtSSvM1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Metal sculptures peeking out of the Michaelopolis compound, Chartres St. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23687106101http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23687106101Thu, 24 May 2012 15:23:52 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48nadaGwd1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking out over a Manhattan street from High Line Park (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23310147786http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23310147786Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:24 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/feel-the-news-may-18-2012/">Feel The News, May 18, 2012 « Ten Thousand Soapboxes</a>: <p>Crossing some Rubicons…</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23308694506http://www.joeljambon.com/post/23308694506Fri, 18 May 2012 16:24:09 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/feel-the-news-may-11-2012/">Feel The News, May 11, 2012</a>: <p>Given the last two decades, if the Tea Party really wants to shrink government, they should be voting for Obama.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22856299114http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22856299114Fri, 11 May 2012 15:39:38 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/feel-the-news-may-4-2012/">Feel The News, May 4, 2012</a>: <p>T<span class="Apple-style-span">here is no place in the Republican party for gay people.  <strong>If you vote for a Republican, you are saying, “Yes, I agree that homosexuals are second-class citizens.”</strong></span></p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22392080087http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22392080087Fri, 04 May 2012 13:34:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eyouU3oV1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love it when “Sister” comes and asks to be held. It doesn’t happen every day. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22274126999http://www.joeljambon.com/post/22274126999Wed, 02 May 2012 16:07:41 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35hzv7bRE1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A good day to stare out the window. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21922228566http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21922228566Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:28:42 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/feel-the-news-april-27-2012/">Feel The News, April 27, 2012</a>: <p>This week’s fun: An idiotic insult, losing money by trying to save it, and hot conservative teen sex.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21919847039http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21919847039Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:33:31 -0500<a href="http://memegenerator.net/instance/19496543">"A dingo ate my baby!" wasn't me - Success Kid | Meme Generator</a>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21877441114http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21877441114Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:27:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2v3a7h56d1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fleet Week continues here in NOLA. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21547282043http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21547282043Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:34:55 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bqpRoVxH2jc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is awesome!  The Children Medieval Band (ages 10, 8, and 5) are focused, serious, and rockin’.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21099997495http://www.joeljambon.com/post/21099997495Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:51:46 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/feel-the-news-april-12-2012/">Feel The News, April 12, 2012</a>: <p>In this week’s column: the President punts on eliminating LGBT workplace discrimination; homophobes are actually closeted gays; sitting can kill you; student-loan debt is out of control; and the Mona Lisa of gibbons.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20979964585http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20979964585Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:35:03 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/20857345926/tumblr_m2a5qt2HHj1qmbojk&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>“The Skrewy St. Louis Blues,” opening theme music for The John Larroquette Show, written and performed by David Cassidy, 1993.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20857345926http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20857345926Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:18:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28gkiDnRC1qmbojko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hanging out in Armstrong Park (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20802596984http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20802596984Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:17:05 -0500“For the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”<br/><br/> - <em>Plutarch, from Ian Kidd’s translation of Essays.</em>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20785861613http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20785861613Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:18:58 -0500<a href="http://10ksoapboxes.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/feel-the-news-april-6-2012/">Feel The News, April 6, 2012</a>: <p><strong>In this week’s Feel The News:</strong></p> <p>Federal taxes on middle-income Americans are near historic lows.</p> <p>Iraq is maintaining calm.</p> <p>Republicans are turning off women and it’s being reflected in poll numbers.</p> <p>Bisexual dolphins.</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20596363534http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20596363534Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:05:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ws1oXKpE1qjhttjo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cajunboy.tumblr.com/post/20409857471/uproxx-kentucky-67-kansas-59-the-ncaa">cajunboy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://uproxx.tumblr.com/post/20409226957/kentucky-67-kansas-59-the-ncaa-national">uproxx</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://withleather.uproxx.com/2012/04/kentucky-67-kansas-59-the-ncaa-national-championship-game-in-pictures" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Kentucky 67, Kansas 59: The NCAA National Championship Game In Pictures">Kentucky 67, Kansas 59: The NCAA National Championship Game In Pictures</a></p> </blockquote> <p>This GIF pleases me.</p> </blockquote>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20422266897http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20422266897Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:12:03 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N1xXVk6VfEU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Pep-O-Mint … Wint-O-Green !!!)</p>http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20295188127http://www.joeljambon.com/post/20295188127Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:31:29 -0500